News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office organizes discussions on labour migration in Armenia
Publishing date: 1 April 2005
YEREVAN, 1 April 2005- The current situation of labour migration in Armenia was the focus of two meetings that took place this week in Yerevan. They brought together international experts and representatives of various Armenian governmental bodies...
Root causes of human trafficking not addressed, international organizations warn
Publishing date: 31 March 2005
GENEVA, 31 March 2005- The root causes of human trafficking are not being adequately addressed in south-eastern Europe, says a new report launched in Geneva today. The report examines the efforts of governments, international and local NGOs to prevent...
Chairman-in-Office urges unity and offers OSCE support to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 31 March 2005
BISHKEK, 31 March 2005- During meetings with key figures in the new Government of Kyrgyzstan, the OSCE Chairman D. Rupel pledged the Organization's full support to help the country move towards greater stability, unity and democracy based on...
OSCE Chairman urges all sides to seize opportunity to solve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Publishing date: 31 March 2005
YEREVAN, 30 March 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, encouraged all parties to make full use of the existing window of opportunity to accelerate the process of reaching a solution for the Nagorno-Karabakh...
OSCE Centre organizes Internet training course for Kazakh regional journalists
Publishing date: 29 March 2005
ALMATY, 29 March- Forty Kazakh regional journalists took part in Internet training courses organized by the OSCE Centre in Almaty on 25 and 26 March in Pavlodar and on 28 and 29 March in Taraz...
Authorities fail to adequately address electoral shortcomings seen in first round, observers say in Skopje
Publishing date: 28 March 2005
SKOPJE, 28 March 2005- While well-conducted generally across most of the country, second-round municipal elections, held on 27 March in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, failed again in some areas to meet key OSCE and Council of Europe...
OSCE Personal Representative for Central Asia discusses possible assistance to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 27 March 2005
BISHKEK, 27 March 2005- The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman in Office for Central Asia, Alojz Peterle, has welcomed the efforts of the Kyrgyzstan interim government to improve the security situation in the country. Following a meeting...
OSCE Mission to Croatia concerned about renaming of streets
Publishing date: 25 March 2005
ZAGREB, 25 March 2005- The OSCE Mission to Croatia is concerned that the renaming of places and streets in commemoration of people and events could prove divisive and undermine reconciliation efforts in Croatian society...
OSCE Chairman says inclusive dialogue key to Kosovo's development
Publishing date: 25 March 2005
PRISTINA, 25 March 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, welcomed the formation of a new Provisional Government in Kosovo, urging all parties to continue working together to build on progress already achieved...
OSCE Chairman discusses situation in Kyrgyzstan with Russian, U.S. and German foreign ministers
Publishing date: 25 March 2005
LJUBLJANA, 25 March 2005- In telephone conversations with the foreign ministers of Russia and Germany and the U.S. Secretary of State, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel stressed the need for the restoration of order in Kyrgyzstan and for dialogue...